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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 26, 2022
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Thomas Deeds, Seattle, WA (US);
Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Madhu Thomas, London, CA;
Celso Henrique Farnese Pires Pereira, Portage, MI (US);
Jerald A. Trepanier, Augusta, MI (US);
Kirby M. Neihouser, Portage, MI (US);
Madhu Sandeep Thota, Portage, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient includes a plurality of pseudo-anchors that are used to determine relative position estimates with respect to an anchor affixed at a known location to a wall of a healthcare facility. From these position estimates and the knowledge of the location of the pseudo-anchors on the body of the patient support apparatus, the position and/or orientation of the patient support apparatus is determined. The pseudo-anchors may also determine the relative location of a mobile medical device with respect to the patient support apparatus. If the medical device is closely positioned to the patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus associates the medical device with the patient support apparatus and transmits data to a server indicating the association. The medical device may include a location module and a data collection module that transmit information to the patient support apparatus for forwarding to the server.